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# Manage departments

# Manage departments {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Add or edit departments, add users to the departments in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
* **[View all departments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/q1kWvCTJbuBUSCCm65Dcpw)**   
  You can view the list of all available departments in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
* **[Add or edit a department](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6LZAz5oGNSUj3rTTdVsGHA)**   
  Create or edit departments to manage and optimize business applications and align them with organizational strategic goals.
* **[Add a user to a department](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IEd_EVpZXhc1j~Mea97Aog)**   
  You can add users to departments, thereby enabling the departments to perform their specific tasks and reach their desired objectives. Users can contribute to the decision-making process of a department by providing their insights. This leads to optimized usage of business applications and increased cost savings.

**Related concepts**   

* [Exploring departments](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JjGJKAARrzNwY5P~VHpKJQ "Departments are specialized functional areas within an organization, having their own specified roles and objectives. Departments are subsets of business units.")